| Best of All-time Lists, Best of Decade Lists, etc. | |
| Blender (USA) - The 1001 Greatest Songs to Download Right Now! (2003) | No Order |
| Blender (USA) - Top 500 Songs of the 80s-00s (2005) | 24 |
| Bruce Pollock (USA) - The 7,500 Most Important Songs of 1944-2000 (2005) | No Order |
| Michaelangelo Matos (USA) - Top 100 Singles of the 1980s (2001) | 101 |
| Pitchfork (USA) - The 200 Best Songs of the 1980s (2015) | 201 |
| Vibe (USA) - The 101 Greatest Prince Songs (2014) | 58 |
| Laut (Germany) - The 50 Best Prince Songs (2016) | 15 |
| Gilles Verlant and Thomas Causs� (France) - 3000 Rock Classics (2009, update 2013) | No Order |
| Luca Sofri (Italy) - Playlist: 2978 canzoni di cui non potete fare a meno [2,978 Songs You Can't Live Without] (2008) | No Order |
| End of Year Lists | |
| Village Voice (USA) - Singles of the Year | 4 |
